The Green City Gophers will head out on the road to face off against the Linn County Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Green City has five straight wins, the Mustangs have 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Wednesday, Green City earned a 54-47 victory over the Tigers.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Green City to victory, but perhaps none more so than Xander Salas, who scored 29 points along with three steals. Salas has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last four times he's played. Asher Buggs-Tipton was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with six rebounds and five assists.
Meanwhile, Linn County was beaten by the Panthers 74-10 last Tuesday. Linn County was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-5.
Green City is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season. As for Linn County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
Everything came up roses for Green City against the Mustangs when the teams last played back in February of 2023 as the squad secured a 73-36 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Green City since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
